Sunday, 4 December 2016

Monday, 28 November 2016

Saturday, 26 November 2016

..Hi guys - I hope you're having a lovely weekend! I've spent about 6 hours today going through ALL my scrapbook albums & making sure I have EVERY SINGLE layout photographed & uploaded on my Pinterest board!!!

A good job done!!!

I now have around 400 layouts uploaded so if you're ever stuck for inspiration head over & take a look through - there's bound to be something that gets you inspired! :)

Friday, 25 November 2016

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

I still can't believe we have the lovely John Bloodworth coming to spend the day with us!! I'm so excited & really cannot wait to find out what we're making. I have all John's kits being delivered to my house tomorrow & I might just have to have a little sneak peek in the boxes :) :)

All Counties Craft Challenge

Former Create and Craft employee, John Bloodworth, is embarking on a 12-month challenge - to spread creativity across the nation and raise money for a charity which is close to his heart.

John (42), who is also known as the Gentleman Crafter, will be touring all 92 historic UK counties, crafting with communities along the way in a bid to raise £20,000 in aid of Mind, a UK-based registered mental health charity.

John, who has suffered periods of depression and anxiety, said: "I know from my own experience that crafting is therapeutic. I’m hoping this trip will promote the benefits of crafting, raise awareness of mental health and raise valuable funds for Mind." We’re supporting John's epic adventure - following his journey, helping to fund-raise and bringing you the latest news from the All Counties Craft Challenge

Friday, 11 November 2016

I was already planning to do a Christmas give-away as a Thank you to you all, but then, amazing I reached 1000 subscribers!!! I still can't quite believe it! 1000 of you enjoy my crazy, crafty antics???!!

It's unbelievable & amazing at the same time :)

I know I've said it before but i'll say it again anyway - You Tube has become such a fun part of what I do, I love the comments & feedback I am getting from you guys & the fact that I can now share what I do with you & build a community worldwide is just amazing!

THANK YOU

anyway..on to the giveaway..

I have bought many many goodies to share with you & I've also been given LOADS of products from the following companies - who I deal with all the time & genuinely love a lot!! - they have been so generous..I can't wait for you to see all the goodies :)

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Monday, 31 October 2016

I made this card for the November Besties challenge however the Besties blog is actually on hold for a moment as it's having a bit of a change around & I'm thrilled to say I'll be taking over the running of the design team as from January - I'm so excited!! I hope you agree with me that the Besties blog needs a make-over & bringing up to date! I'm really hoping I can make it a fun place to visit & I'm even thinking of having a facebook group run alongside it so all UK Besties fans can interact with one another easier....let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas..

but in the meantime here's my card..

I love this sailor girl!!

I actually struggled with the colouring a bit, but overall I'm please with how she turned out.

the card is a large 8x8 one & I used papers & embellishments for the Carta Bella 'Ahoy There' collection..

Saturday, 29 October 2016

...I'm jumping around the house like a lunatic as I've woken up this morning to see that my YouTube channel has just hit 1000 subscribers!! YAY!!!! I'm thrilled! I honestly never thought it would ever get that many viewers. I'm so very glad I started Youtube, it's enabled me to share what I do with so many more people & I love that!

MASSIVE THANK YOU TO YOU ALL!!!

I really do love you guys, you inspire me to carry on filming & sharing not only the craft stuff which i'm passionate about, but also the silly shenanigans I get up to with my family too!! :)

I will course be doing a give-away to celebrate, so check out my 1000 subscriber video so see what you could win.

Monday, 10 October 2016

I wanted to play with my Justrite stamps again..so I pulled out this lovely birthday vintage labels four set. I also pulled out this butterfly stamp set I've had for absolutely ages & never used!! The vintage-y style of the butterflies worked perfectly with this card..

..we do a lot of distressing, both with inks & actually distressing the edges of the card.. I was never too sure about this technique but I have to say it was nice to do it again, it's a complete contrast to the clean & simple, cute Lawn Fawn type cards I've been making lately..